Friends of the Lee Public Library

06/09/2026

Our next bingo event will be at Family Night at Little River Park on June 17th. All proceeds go towards museum passes and all the programs the Lee Library puts together. Hope you can join us!

06/02/2026

The Friends will be host bingo at family night! Come join us if you can.

Wednesday June 17th!

05/06/2026

The prize table at tonight’s bingo night! Come join us!

04/23/2026

So proud to see our little library recognized for this forward thinking investment. Read all about it in this NHPR article. Lee Public Library, NH

New England utilities and grid operators are working to reduce demand on the grid during times of peak use. In the long run, those efforts could help mitigate how much more infrastructure New England needs to build.

04/20/2026

Very nice exciting news for the library! 😄

ANOTHER GRANT AWARDED!!! 😆👏👏👏👏👏

The Lee Public Library has just received another $15K grant for the vestibule project. This grant will fund an ADA accessible entry way into the vestibule.

This project is made possible by a grant from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries through the generosity of the Manton Foundation.

The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) builds strong communities through professional development and elevating the impact of rural and small libraries. ARSL recognizes the uniqueness of small and rural libraries and is committed to providing an environment that encourages excellence within this community of practice, supporting their goals of service and speaking on behalf of this important constituency.

04/15/2026

LEE PUBLIC LIBRARY RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT FOR SMALL AND RURAL LIBRARIES!!! 👏👏

$10,000 Grant Will Help the Library Work with Residents with Disabilities to Create an Accessible Outdoor Area.

The Lee Public Library has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in the fourth and final round of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.

The competitive award comes with a $10,000 grant that will help the library create an accessible outdoor area. “We are so proud to be chosen once again for this amazing opportunity,” said Library Director Hayley Van-Gils. “We feel honored to be the only library in NH to have been selected for all four rounds of the LTC awards! This last round of funding will provide our library with an additional grant to help us continue what we have started in our accessibility efforts.”

As part of the grant, Lee Public Library staff will take an online course in how to lead conversations, a skill vital to library work today. Staff will then host a conversation with residents about accessible spaces and use the grant funds to develop an accessible outdoor area.

If you are interested in getting involved or taking part in the conversation, please contact Hayley Van-Gils at [email protected] or visit leelibrarynh.org for more information.

Since 2014, ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities initiative has re-imagined the role libraries play in supporting communities. Libraries of all types have utilized free dialogue and deliberation training and resources to lead community and campus forums; take part in anti-violence activities; provide a space for residents to come together and discuss challenging topics; and have productive conversations with civic leaders, library trustees and staff.

“Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) in collaboration with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL).”

04/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to support the Friends at the flower bar fundraiser. We sold out in about an hour! We hope to see you at the next flower bar event. We really have a fantastic community. ☺️

04/04/2026

The winner of the raffle is Emmett Murphy! Congrats! Someone will call you with details.

04/04/2026

*SOLD OUT!*

Flower bar today! 9-11:30 or until flowers run out. At the Lee library.

03/28/2026

The flower bar is just 1 week away!!